Job Description

As a Sr Paralegal here at Honeywell, you will be pushing the boundaries of what's possible. We are driven by a passion for excellence and a commitment to delivering innovative solutions that make a difference. As a Sr Paralegal, you will have the opportunity to be at the forefront of protecting our assets and ensuring the safety of our employees.


In this role, you will impact the legal team by providing critical support in managing legal documentation, conducting research, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. You will play a key role in supporting our legal operations and contributing to the overall success of the company.

Roles and responsibilities:

Patent Committee and Invention Disclosure Review

Schedule patent committees and send agendas Maintain notes on active invention disclosures from PC meetings Send authorized patent filings to outside counsel, update IP manager, and track progress Send novelty searches to IPA and save search result

Foreign Filing Management

Run docket reports for foreign filing deadlines and solicit input from IP counsel and PCs. Send instructions to on all foreign filing decisions to Questel/Patent Services/Outside Counsel

Patent Maintenance Fee Review

Assist in annual review of all granted patent maintenance fees Generate reports and send to IP lead for input. Track amounts saved each year.

Patent Reports

Develop patent data dashboards in IPFolio and generate periodic patent reports for R&D leads. Patent Awards and Plaque Management Assist R&D and IP counsel with annual BA patent plaque program Respond to patent award inquiries and ensure IPFolio accurately reflects award status

Interaction with Outside Counsel and IP Analytics team

Review and respond to multiple outside counsel requests varying form billing information to ensuring in house IP counsel responds to substantive matters. Patent Files - maintain local patent drive as needed for key patent documents, including novelty searches and notes, and patent filings Open passport numbers for various IP billed matters and communicate to OC or IPA.

General administrative tasks

Track invoices for accuracy Assist IPA team leaders in preparing and tracking billing inputs, creating project tickets and preparing delivery metrics Other related tasks not mentioned above

Skills /Competencies and Abilities:

Must be aware of rules and procedures of major PTO offices globally. Decent understanding of patent filing activities, IP clearances for product release and search & analytics activities is highly desirable. Prior experience of dealing with time and data critical functions & getting things done quickly with near zero errors. Prior experience with large databases is required; experience with a commercial IP management system such as IP Folio, IP Manager, CPA, Anaqua, or CPI preferred. Excellent use of MS Office tools in general and ability to use MS Excel effectively for large data management with Macros in particular is highly desirable. Experience working in a multi-national organization with remote co-workers is highly desirable. Good international business English communication skills both written and spoken with the ability to deal across cultures with business clients whose first language may not be English Extraordinary attention to detail as any errors may result in the loss of valuable IP rights

Qualification and Experience:

Any Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 4 years of experience as Patent Paralegal



Honeywell helps organizations solve the world's most complex challenges in automation, the future of aviation and energy transition. As a trusted partner, we provide actionable solutions and innovation through our Aerospace Technologies, Building Automation, Energy and Sustainability Solutions, and Industrial Automation business segments - powered by our Honeywell Forge software - that help make the world smarter, safer and more sustainable.